Six
Six is a series of works I completed during the winter of 2014. Surreal in nature, these six works explore timeless and familiar archetypal themes that resonate. In addition to the biographies of various Surrealists, whose life stories I was reading during this time, I was equally influenced by Max Tegmark’s book, “Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality.” In it, the physicist theorizes that all existence, life, and perceived reality is a mathematical structure. These equations, such as the “golden ratio,” are repeated throughout our universe and in nature.
For me, the story that weaves together the Six was not apparent until the last. It is my hope that you, my viewer, will discover your own story.
The Breath of the Drowned
drowning girl
fish out of water
water from a rock
immovable god
weathered clock
another day dawns
The Breath of the Drowned
The Love of the Tetraplegic
tetraplegic’s gaze
downward look
baby’s embrace
flock of rhinoceros
object of birds
sunset, far way
The Love of the Tetraplegic
The Song of the Aphasic
song of the universe
unspeakable truths
the caged bird sings
perfect pitch
the sound of fins
a crying child
The Song of the Aphasic
The Sight of the Retinopathic
the astrologer’s insight
the golden equation
the mathematician’s deference
eyes to see
but see not
π
The Sight of the Retinopathic
The Vision of the Dead
time bends
bright light
answer key
drowning in life
at the bottom of the sea
first breath of air
The Vision of the Dead
The Surprise of the Seer
Α Ω
Principia
∞
The Suprise of the Seer